TABLE 1.

The duration (means ± SD) and total of individual observations across different session types and playing positions.

Session	Duration (min)	Guards	Forwards	Centres	All positions
MD-4	109.4 ± 14.5	36	24	17	77
MD-3	128.6 ± 32.2	43	23	21	87
MD-2	109.3 ± 22.2	44	24	20	88
MD-1	87.9 ± 16.8	46	24	19	89
MD	109.3 ± 7.6*	41	26	20	87

Note: MD-4 is match day minus four; MD-3 is match day minus three; MD-2 is match day minus two; MD-1 is match day minus one; and MD is match day.

^*MD duration includes all stoppages in match, such as time-outs and free throws and breaks between periods, which are 3 min between the first and second quarter and between the third and fourth quarter, and 15 min between the second and third quarter.